Economy
AI and GPU
- Processor
- 1 × Xeon Silver 431416 cores in total · 2.4 GHz · 135 W
- Memory
- 128 GB8 modules × 16 GB
- Storage
- 2 drives · 3.2 TB raw1.6 TB usable (RAID 1)
- Network
- 2 ports · 20 GbFastest port 10 Gb
- Power supply
- 2 × 800 WPower-supply redundancy
- GPU
- 1 pcs · 16 GB
Why this tier?
- Processor: 1 × Xeon Silver 4314 — 16 cores in total (16 cores, 2.4 GHz, 135 W per processor). The largest model usable in this configuration has 40 cores and the rule of this tier asks for at least 35% of that.
- Memory: 8 modules of 16 GB = 128 GB. This platform has 8 memory channels per processor; 8 modules per processor means 1 module(s) per channel and all channels are filled equally (the QuickSpecs memory-balance recommendation).
- Storage: 2 NVMe drives of 1.6 TB (endurance MU) = 3.2 TB raw; 1.6 TB usable with RAID 1 (standard RAID formula, no overhead).
- Network: 1 adapter(s) — 2 ports and 20 Gb nominal capacity in total (fastest port 10 Gb).
- GPU: 1 with 16 GB of graphics memory in total; system memory of at least twice the GPU memory is assumed (QuickSpecs recommendation).
- Power supply: 2 × 800 W (power-supply redundancy).
Selection rule of this tier
- The chassis with the fewest drive bays that still fits the drives of this tier (SFF, 2 drives)
- 1 processor(s) — the smallest model that has at least this share of the cores of the largest catalog model (35%), maximum TDP 300 W
- Memory: about 128 GB per processor; number of modules = memory channels (8 channels per processor) × number of processors, one module per channel (two when needed) so that the channels are filled evenly
- Storage: NVMe (if unavailable: SSD), endurance MU, 2 drives with a capacity at the 40th percentile of the available capacity list
- Network: an adapter with a total capacity close to 20 Gb
- Power supply: the smallest AC model with at least 1 times the estimated peak consumption (processor TDP + GPU + 200 W), two identical supplies
- GPU: 1, the least graphics memory (at least 16 GB)